Use of research evidence in legislatures: a systematic review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This systematic review reveals research evidence is used in legislatures for symbolic purposes, debate preparation, and consensus-building. Factors like institutional, research, and political contexts influence evidence use.
Area Of Science
- Political Science
- Public Policy
- Evidence-Based Policymaking
Background
- Lawmakers are crucial for policymaking, yet research on evidence utilization in legislatures is scarce.
- Understanding how legislative bodies engage with research is vital for effective governance.
Purpose Of The Study
- To systematically review and categorize the types of research evidence used in legislative settings.
- To identify factors that facilitate or hinder the use of research evidence within parliaments.
Main Methods
- A systematic review of 21 empirical studies on research evidence use in legislatures was conducted.
- Thematic synthesis was employed to analyze types of utilization and influencing factors.
Main Results
- Research evidence is frequently used for symbolic or tactical reasons, debate preparation, and consensus building.
- Facilitating and hindering factors were categorized into institutional, research, policy/political, and individual characteristics.
- Some identified factors are novel to legislative contexts.
Conclusions
- This review provides a novel categorization of factors influencing research evidence use in legislatures.
- Further research is needed in non-US contexts, unicameral legislatures, and parliamentary systems.
- Content analysis of parliamentary debates remains an underutilized method for studying evidence use.
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